The highly anticipated Fat Dragon has opened at 566 Powell St. on the Downtown Eastside. The concept is Chinese BBQ meets Southern BBQ paired with wine and original cocktails. It has come to us from Tom Doughty and chefs Robert Belcham and Ted Anderson of the two . It is open for lunch and dinner, straight through from 11am.
David Aisenstat will shut down The Shore Club at Dunsmuir and Granville this week. The behemoth, two storey restaurant will be turned into another (Aisenstat owns the chain).
April in Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» strolling along theboulevard, stopping to eat something delicious at a sidewalk bistro and watching the world go by. You can imagine you are in Paris at Le Parisien. It opens in the location of the former Café de Paris at 751 Denman on April 6. Owner John Blakeley, who also owns Kitsilanos Bistro Pastis, got his first serving job at Café de Paris. It was owned at the time by Maurice Richez. He was an amazing mentor to me. To open Le Parisien in the same location is my tribute to him. Le Parisien is managed by Blakeleys own protégé, Geraldine Daugy, and the executive chef is Tobias Grignon. It will be open Tuesdays through Sundays: coffee and pastries at the bar are offered every morning from 8 11:30am.; lunch service runs 11:30 to 2; and dinner is offered from 5:30 to 11. Brunch is served on Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and there is a lighter bar fare menu every evening from 5 to 11 p.m.
A tiny, new organic grocery calledHarvest Community Foods has just openedup on the Union St. bike route in Chinatown/Strathcona. Check it out at 243 Union, and be sure to try one of their steamed buns stuffed with chicken, hoisin and fermented slaw.
Yaletown is eagerly awaiting the April 7 opening of , a Vietnamese sandwich shop on Pacific across from the Roundhouse. The signature sandwiches will be sweet BBQ pulled pork with tangy Kim Chi (Korean fermented cabbage) and savoury Chinese roasted duck with scallions, hoisin sauce, pickled carrots and daikon, cilantro, andjalapeno slices. Vegetarian options include grilled lemongrass tofu. Wash it down with fresh fruit and almond milk smoothies, lime fizz or iced coffee with sweetened condensed milk. DD Mau is planning to make their own baguettes at its second location, slated to open late this year.
Gastowns (216 Carrall) is hosting an Easter Bunny Ball on April 5 with prizes for costumes. Starts at 8pm and admission is free if you show up before that. (BlarneyStone.ca)
Celebrate Easter at the elegant Spanish Ballroom at the historic Rosewood Hotel Georgia on April 8. The 1920s-themed celebration will begin with a delicious brunch prepared by the hotels Head Chef Ken Nakano accompanied by the Kris Covlin Trio playing ragtime and hot jazz music from the roaring twenties throughout the afternoon for everyone to enjoy. ()
